PETALING JAYA, July 24 — Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin’s mother told the Sessions Court today that a WhatsApp message saying “lantaklah nak hidup ke nak mati” (“do not care whether to live or die”) was directed at herself and not her six-year-old son.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 19 — The police are investigating an incident where two boys, aged three and six, were found by passersby alone and unsupervised by the roadside near Bandar Bukit Mahkota in Bangi yesterday morning.

SHAH ALAM, July 3 — An accountant pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court today to charges of leaving his two biological children, one with visual impairment and the other with mild autism, without reasonable supervision.

PETALING JAYA, March 13 — A paediatric specialist told the Sessions Court today that the late Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin could only speak using 30 words and was still unable to form sentences, which was not in line with the development of a typical six-year-old child.

SHAH ALAM, March 4 — The parents of Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin, whose body was found in a stream near his house, today failed in their bid to quash the charge of neglecting their autistic son in a manner likely to cause physical harm.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 21 — The Court of Appeal has set May 19 to hear the appeal of Rumah Bonda founder Siti Bainun Ahd Razali who was convicted and sentenced to 12 years in jail for the abuse and neglect of a teenager with Down syndrome, known as Bella, in 2021.

PETALING JAYA, Feb 19 — The Sessions Court was told that the Tracker Dog Unit (K9) did not find any clues to the disappearance of the late Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin during the search conducted in the area of ​​Apartment Idaman, Damansara Damai, on the morning of the second day he was reported missing.

PETALING JAYA, Feb 3 — The Sessions Court here today dismissed the defence’s preliminary objection, which contended that the charge against Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin’s parents of neglecting their six-year-old autistic son in a manner likely to cause physical harm, was defective.

SHAH ALAM, Jan 12 — Police have arrested a babysitter at a childcare centre believed to be involved in the death of a four-month-old baby boy on January 3.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 — Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin’s parents, who were charged with neglecting the child in a manner likely to cause physical harm to him, have submitted a representation to the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) to review the charge against them.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 — Rumah Bonda founder Siti Bainun Ahd Razali has withdrawn her application to stay her 12-year prison sentence for charges of neglect and abuse of a teenanger with Down syndrome known as Bella.

KOTA BHARU, Sept 17 — A nurse has pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court today to a charge of neglecting a child under her care leading to the death of the one-month-old boy last week.

By Sheeda Fathil  GOMBAK, Aug 1 — Selangor aims to expand the Federal government’s Kasih Kanak-Kanak child protection programme across all districts as part of its concerted effort to bring down the number of child abuse and neglect cases in the state to zero.  State executive councillor for...

PETALING JAYA, June 13 — The parents of Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin were charged in the Sessions Court today with negligence, which potentially caused physical injury to the autistic child in December last year.

SEREMBAN, April 1 — A woman and her lover pleaded guilty in the Sessions Court today to a charge of neglecting her three-year-old daughter, resulting in the child’s death last month.

By Zareef Muzammil SHAH ALAM, Feb 1 — The Selangor Safe Family Campaign (Kempen Keluarga Selamat Selangor) in will soon be implemented to increase awareness among parents and members of the public on child safety. As such, state executive councillor for women development and social welfare...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 — The Ministry of Women, Family, and Community Development (KPWKM), via the Social Welfare Department (JKM), has handled a total of 2,959 cases of child abuse, involving physical, sexual, and emotional abuse between January and May this year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 — Police are investigating a couple for allegedly letting their two young children play unattended on the ledge of an open window, on the 17th floor of a condominium building in Taman Setapak yesterday.

KLANG, April 14 — A spa caretaker pleaded not guilty in two separate courts today to charges of neglecting a child and concealing the birth of a baby by secret disposal of the dead body last week.